Clinical Psychologist
Northern Valley Indian Health
- California
- $135,200 per year
- Training
- Part-time
- Provides psychological assessment, testing, and evaluation, referral, consultation, program planning, chemical dependency counseling/education, prevention service/activities, individual, couples, group and family therapy.
- Interact with clients to provide assessment, testing, diagnosis treatment, case management, follow up and treatment planning, with physicians to provide consultation,
- Coordinate referrals and deal with medical staff around the management of patients who are taking psychotropic medication. Coordinate with Behavioral Health Department Social Worker and Alcohol Substance Abuse staff to develop continuity of care, coordinate referrals and provide case consultation.
- Collaborates and cooperates in a professional manner with co-workers, other departments and other agencies in order to assure effective continuity of care and services.
- Prepares and maintains mental health notes and narrative reports of mental health activities (in the appropriate charting format). Maintains clients' records as part of the Medical records system and follows federal Privacy Act and HIPAA regulations regarding the protection of records and maintenance of client confidentiality. Completes outpatient care component forms for client contacts.
- Maintain personal contacts with patients, families, tribal officials, and NVIH disciplines. Additional contacts include representatives of other federal, state, and local health and welfare agencies.
- Observes the Confidentiality/Privacy Act as required by NVIH, Tribal, State and Federal Regulations and laws.
- Participates in department Quality Assurance planning and implementation.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Doctoral degree in psychology required.
- Licensure as a clinical psychologist
- Professional expert knowledge of psychological theories, principles.
- Able to participate in evaluation, diagnosis, individual, group and family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, consultation, prevention and research such as would be obtained in a doctoral program in psychology and in a clinical internship practice.
- Ability to communicate with school children of all ages.
- High degree of skill in the psychological assessment and evaluation of children and youth.
- Current BLS CPR.
- Must have reliable transportation.
- Medical, Dental and Vision benefits
- Long Term Disability and Life insurance
- Generous PTO Accrual
- 13 days vacation
- 401k w/ employer match
- Supplemental provider benefits